CVE•Published 2025-10-15•Modified 2026-10-08•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2025-53868F5 · Big-ip_access_policy_manager
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.7
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
37
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 63% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
When running in Appliance mode, a highly privileged authenticated attacker with access to SCP and SFTP may be able to bypass Appliance mode restrictions using undisclosed commands. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Timeline
Published 2025-10-15
Modified 2026-10-08
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2025-53868Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager"All exposed F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Big-ip Access Policy Manager"HTTP body or banner mentions "Big-ip Access Policy Manager" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2025-53868Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2025-53868Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2025-53868Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2025-53868GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2025-53868" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2025-53868 on GitHub.